#ecoatm

Detroit invented techno in the 1980s and 1990s, fusing the android-synth propulsion of Kraftwerk to the hedonistic excesses of disco and Chicago house.In the years since, machine-tooled electronics have continued to flourish and bleed into other genres in the Wolverine State (see the Dirtbombs’ fabulous covers album, Party Store, reviewed here by Emerson Dameron).Much fertile ground, then, lays open for Dr. Pete Larson’s new Michigan-centric electronic imprint Great Corner Sound to explore.This opening salvo from ECOATM is a very good start.

Teen Arrested After Selling a Stolen iPad to an EcoATM with His Own ID

And here's why you should always read the terms and conditions.

ecoATM are effectivly trying to get you to sign an NDA about your experience with their kiosks.

Recycle that old (unused) cell phone today on National Phone Recycling Day

Let’s face it. Almost everyone has at least one old cell phone stuck in a drawer or cabinet somewhere just gathering dust. A lot of us have a few of them – think small flip phones and other such analog devices. As of last 2015, there were roughly 426 million idle or inactive mobile devices in the U.S. Only 100 million would be recycled.

We hang onto them for no good reason other than we forget…

However, not many people have heard of ecoATM compared with the other brands from Outerwall. Perhaps you live in an area that this machine is very popular in, but where I live I do not know anyone that has even heard of it.

That’s a shame too, because it is a perfect example of the type of eco friendly innovations that will be able to get us closer to being a sustainable community.

So what does the machine do?

Well, the machine recycles peoples old phones and other electronics, and gives back money to the person turning in teh device. Old electronics have started being a major item in landfills, and they have chemicals in them that are not good for the earth to be absorbing. Of course, they are not the only thing in landfills that really should not be there, but this is step to solving that problem

And wouldn’t it be much better to get money back for your devices instead of letting them sit in a drawer or in a trashcan? Obviously you could sell them on Craigslist or eBay, but this is a much easier way to get some cash quickly for your old devices.

To use the machine: you place the item in the machine, and the machine takes a few minutes to do a scan of the device and decide the best price the company can offer you for it. Then the machine gives you the amount if you accept the offer, and you are done! That’s it. How much easier could it get?

The items are resold if they are good enough, or they are sold as parts. Either way they are not just ending up in a landfill somewhere doing more harm to the environment.

I know we all have electronic devices laying around, especially with Apple putting a new version of iPhone out every two months.

So I am definitely going to be turning in some old iPods, and I hope you will find your nearest ecoATM and get some spending money!

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Redbox owner buys phone trade-in company to get away from DVDs

If you owned Redbox and faced a slowly declining disc-based movie rental business, what would you do? Diversify so that you're not rendered obsolete by internet video? If so, you're not alone. Outerwall (Redbox's parent company) has bought the p…

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